Directive 2012/29/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA (c. 29)

1. Introductory Text

2. CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

   1. Article 1. Objectives

   2. Article 2. Definitions

3. CHAPTER 2 PROVISION OF INFORMATION AND SUPPORT

   1. Article 3. Right to understand and to be understood

   2. Article 4. Right to receive information from the first contact with a competent authority

   3. Article 5. Right of victims when making a complaint

   4. Article 6. Right to receive information about their case

   5. Article 7. Right to interpretation and translation

   6. Article 8. Right to access victim support services

   7. Article 9. Support from victim support services

4. CHAPTER 3 PARTICIPATION IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

   1. Article 10. Right to be heard

   2. Article 11. Rights in the event of a decision not to prosecute

   3. Article 12. Right to safeguards in the context of restorative justice services

   4. Article 13. Right to legal aid

   5. Article 14. Right to reimbursement of expenses

   6. Article 15. Right to the return of property

   7. Article 16. Right to decision on compensation from the offender in the course of criminal proceedings

   8. Article 17. Rights of victims resident in another Member State

5. CHAPTER 4 PROTECTION OF VICTIMS AND RECOGNITION OF VICTIMS WITH SPECIFIC PROTECTION NEEDS

   1. Article 18. Right to protection

   2. Article 19. Right to avoid contact between victim and offender

   3. Article 20. Right to protection of victims during criminal investigations

   4. Article 21. Right to protection of privacy

   5. Article 22. Individual assessment of victims to identify specific protection needs

   6. Article 23. Right to protection of victims with specific protection needs during criminal proceedings

   7. Article 24. Right to protection of child victims during criminal proceedings

6. CHAPTER 5 OTHER PROVISIONS

   1. Article 25. Training of practitioners

   2. Article 26. Cooperation and coordination of services

7. CHAPTER 6 FINAL PROVISIONS

   1. Article 27. Transposition

   2. Article 28. Provision of data and statistics

   3. Article 29. Report

   4. Article 30. Replacement of Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA

   5. Article 31. Entry into force

   6. Article 32. Addressees

8. Signature